Baltimore Gas and Electric Selects Telematics and GPS for 400 Vehicles

BALTIMORE - BGE selected NetworkFleet’s telematics solution, integrated with AssetWorks FleetFocus asset management system, to track vehicle GPS locations and report on maintenance-related issues.

Marijuana: Most Common Drug in Fatally Injured Drivers

Marijuana has become the leading drug found in fatally injured drivers, and its usage has spiked largely because nine states have legalized it for recreational use, according to a new report form Government Highway Safety Association.

Identifying Your CEO's Key Performance Indicators

A fleet operation generates data that can be manipulated and parsed in myriad ways. Fleet managers must report to management, but what key performance indicators (KPIs) are most important to your CEO?

Advanced Airbag Sensors Slow in Development, Study Shows

Truck Renting & Leasing Industry Generates Annual Revenue of $23 Billion

Tax Break for Equipment Purchases by Small Businesses Grows to $100,000

Under the $350 billion package of tax cuts and state assistance passed by Congress on May 23, 2003, a deduction for new equipment purchases by small businesses that was previously capped at $25,000 was raised to $100,000, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Study: Ford Vehicles Comparable to Toyota & Nissan in Quality

DEARBORN, MI – The quality of Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury vehicles is about the same as that of Toyota and Nissan, according to the first-quarter 2007-model-year “Global Quality Research System” report by the RDA Group.

More than 12% of New Caltrans Vehicles Sit Idle

SACRAMENTO - The results of a recent report revealed that 319 of the 2,667 vehicles Caltrans has bought since 2007 are waiting to be assembled, while another 5 percent are assembled and waiting to be deployed.

Insurers Seek Uniform VIN System

Adoption of a uniform numbering system for automobiles would greatly improve the insurance industry’s ability to accurately report stolen cars, identify vehicles operating without liability insurance and conduct safety research, an industry spokesman told the Maryland Department of Transportation.